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Investing.com -- Money Forward reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday, showing mixed results with strong EBITDA performance despite softer revenue growth.
The company’s Q2 revenue increased 11.7% year-on-year to ¥11.5 billion, falling short of the ¥12.1 billion consensus forecast. The revenue underperformance was primarily attributed to weakness in non-core business segments.
EBITDA reached ¥704 million, significantly exceeding the consensus expectation of ¥553 million. This figure included a ¥145 million contribution from HIRAC, the company’s investment fund. Even excluding this contribution, the underlying EBITDA of approximately ¥850 million still surpassed consensus by 54%.
The EBITDA margin showed improvement, expanding to 6.1% from 5.3% in the same period last year, demonstrating enhanced operational efficiency.
Despite the positive EBITDA results, Money Forward’s operating loss widened to ¥1.01 billion, approximately ¥118 million worse than consensus expectations. The company cited higher depreciation-related expenses as the main factor behind the increased operating loss.
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